Autobiography

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Former critic Makbul Mubarak makes an impressive feature debut with this Indonesia-set tale of power and corruption

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  • Archive - Festival 39
  • Director: Makbul Mubarak
  • Indonesia, France, Singapore, Poland, , Germany, Qatar 2022
  • 115 minutes
  • Indonesian
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

With his father in prison and his brother abroad, young Rakib works as the lone housekeeper in an empty mansion belonging to Purna, a retired general. Purna returns home to start his mayoral election campaign and soon becomes a mentor and father figure for the boy. Rakib rewards him with loyalty that will kick off an escalating chain of violence.

Autobiography, the feature debut of film critic-turned-filmmaker Makbul Mubarak, has been screened in the leading festivals around the world and won 14 awards. The film is a polished coming-of-age drama that takes us to an exotic locale and the conflict between loyalty and justice.

Feature Debut

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  • Director Makbul Mubarak
  • Production Yulia Evina Bhara
  • Script Makbul Mubarak
  • Cinematography Wojciech Staroń
  • Editing Carlo Francisco Manatad
  • Music Bani Haykal
  • Festivals Venice (FIPRESCI Prize), Toronto, Busan, Rio de Janeiro, London
  • Actors Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara
  • Source Alpha Violet

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